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Brygoo’s chameleon

(Brookesia brygooi)

Description

Brookesia brygooi,commonly known as the leaf chameleon or Brygoo's chameleon,is a species of chameleon,a lizard in the family Chameleonidae.The species,which is endemic to Madagascar,was first described in 1995 by Raxworthy and Nussbaum and named in compliment to French herpetologist Édouard-Raoul Brygoo.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Chamaeleonidae
Genus:Brookesia
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